After a week of rest, Qiao Chu's physical condition has stabilized. Except for the occasional pain in the wound, everything else has returned to normal. However, the doctor said that the wound has not yet completely closed and may become infected at any time, so he needs to be hospitalized for observation for a while.
During the days in the hospital, a group of people surrounded Qiao Chu and took care of her. She had everything she wanted, and the only thing she had to do by herself was going to the toilet. In particular, there was Fu Zhen, who had become a master of nervousness. He treated her like a fragile doll. He was afraid that she would melt if he held her in his mouth, and he was afraid that she would fall if he held her in his palm. Qiao Chu felt that she had become a useless person.
During this time, she kept trying to contact Ling Lingyi, but Ling Lingyi seemed to have disappeared and there was still no response. Qiao Chu knew that something must have happened. She was able to escape death, return to her past life, and return to the present. All of this was beyond the scope of scientific explanation. It must be Zero Zero One who was helping her secretly. She was so grateful that she could not express it in words. For so long, she has regarded Zero Zero One as her indispensable and closest companion. It is it that makes her so happy now. The first thing she does when she wakes up every morning is to call out for Zero Zero One in her heart. However, every day her expectations are dashed. She prays in her heart, hoping that Zero Zero One is okay, and that it will reappear one day...
001, I'm waiting for you!
That day, Qiao Chu woke up again in the sun-filled ward and called out to Ling Lingyi as usual. Ling Lingyi still did not respond. She felt lost for a moment, but then she comforted herself, thinking, "It's okay. Ling Lingyi is so powerful. He will be fine. If he doesn't come back today, there's still tomorrow. One day, he will show up!"
After comforting herself, as soon as she looked up, Fu Zhen brought her water for washing her face, handed her a toothbrush, and considerately squeezed toothpaste on it. During this period of time, he transformed from a young master who had never done housework into a nanny, and he did the job very skillfully.
While Qiao Chu was washing up, Fu Zhen started to clean up the ward, replacing the withered flowers with fresh ones and arranging the piles of gifts. These were brought by visitors. After Qiao Chu's relatives, friends, teachers and classmates knew that she was injured and hospitalized, they have been coming to visit her in batches recently. There are visitors to the ward every day. Even Liang Zhongqiu and Yin Xiaoyu and his wife came from afar, which made Qiao Chu very flattered. It turned out that without realizing it, she already had so many relatives, friends, teachers and elders. They cared about her and loved her. When they knew she was in the hospital, they came to visit her nervously and told her to rest assured. It was very different from her lonely life. These were her rare wealth and treasures. She felt very comforted in her heart and cherished them very much.
After helping Qiao Chu wash up, he accompanied her to have breakfast. Fu Zhen had to go out for something today, which was rare. He gave her repeated instructions, looked back every few steps, and left reluctantly. Qiao Chu looked at his back and felt a little reluctant. They had been inseparable these days. Without Fu Zhen in the ward, she felt it was empty. However, she soon had no time to be sentimental, because today's guests had arrived, and this time the guests were someone she had never expected in her dreams and they were a big surprise to her.
Qiao Chu was happily drinking the angelica chicken soup that Wang Xiufen fed her. She was chatting with Qiao Weimin who was sitting next to her while drinking the soup. The family was having a great time. At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the ward. The three of them turned around and were all stunned when they saw Wu Yue and Qiao Li pushing the door open.
Wu Yue was wearing a stylish black and white classic Chanel suit, and the large pearls on her ears were shiny and glossy, making her look very noble. She looked at Wang Xiufen for a long time, then turned to Qiao Weimin and said with a smile: "Weimin, long time no see, I came to see Chuchu."
Qiao Weimin stood up and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar woman in front of him with a complicated expression.
The ward fell into silence and no one knew what to say for a moment. Wang Xiufen stood up at a loss, feeling that she was a little redundant. She quickly put away the soup bowl and hurriedly said to Qiao Chu: "Xiao Qiao, then you have a good rest. I will... leave first."
Qiao Chu looked at her lost and forced smile, smiled slightly, and suddenly said: "Well, you go back first, be careful on the road, Mom."
The sound of "Mom" awakened the silent people, especially Wang Xiufen. She looked at Qiao Chu in shock, and then her eyes quickly became wet. She blinked hard and choked up, "Well, I know. Do you want to eat anything? Mom will make it for you."
Qiao Chu thought about it and said coquettishly: "Then I will eat pork rib porridge tomorrow!"
Wang Xiufen nodded heavily, "Okay, I will definitely do it for you!"
"Okay, Dad, go see Mom off."
"Okay." Qiao Weimin responded, and left the ward with Wang Xiufen. He never looked at Wu Yue again, as if the other person was a stranger.
Wu Yue, Qiao Li and Qiao Chu were the only ones left in the ward. Wu Yue immediately walked to Qiao Chu's bedside with concern, "Chu Chu, mom is here to see you. I heard that you were injured. Do you know how worried I am?"
The smell of the high-end perfume on her body made Qiao Chu dizzy. She looked at her biological mother in front of her and felt very unfamiliar.
"Uh... Sorry for bothering you so much that you came all the way here..."
Wu Yue looked at Qiao Chu's indifferent expression and felt her alienated attitude. She was hurt and had tears in her eyes. "Chu Chu, mom knows it's my fault. You're still blaming mom, but mom has no choice! I'm a woman, what can I do? Do you know how difficult it is for a woman to live well in this cruel society? After mom and your dad divorced, it's not that I didn't want to take you with me, and mom doesn't love you, but mom's ability is limited. It's not easy for me, a divorced woman, to take care of a child, and with you, mom really has no choice! Leave you to your dad, so that at least you can have food and clothing. Do you know how painful it is for mom to make this decision?"
She was in tears, so sad, and every word she said was heartbreaking, which made anyone who heard it cry.
Qiao Chu's head was buzzing with her crying. "Uh, it's okay. I don't blame you. I'm happy that you are living a good life now. I wish you happiness!"
Everyone has their own way of living. They have a shallow mother-daughter relationship, but each has their own desires and gains, so she has no regrets at all.
"Really?" Wu Yue burst into laughter. "Chu Chu, Mom knew you were a good daughter! You've become so beautiful and outstanding now, Mom is really pleased!"
Qiao Li watched the mother-daughter drama in front of her with great jealousy. She held the bag tightly with her hands, and had already squeezed the latest model of the Donkey brand bag out of shape. She couldn't bear it anymore and urged: "Mom - hurry up -"
Wu Yue's tears were still on her face. She glanced at her with her beautiful eyes and glared at her fiercely. The warning in her eyes made her shut up instantly. She stomped her feet unwillingly and obediently found a chair to sit down.
Wu Yue turned her head and regained her gentle look, looking at Qiao Chu lovingly, "Chu Chu, Mom is here today, and I want to ask you for help with something."
——Oh, here it comes!
No one comes here for no reason. This woman's sudden arrival must have a purpose. Qiao Chu didn't feel the slightest bit of surprise.
"Oh, what's the matter?" If it wasn't too excessive, she could help out for the sake of their mother-daughter relationship.
"It's like this." Wu Yue's tone became softer and softer. "Mom knows that there are some misunderstandings between you and Lili's boyfriend's sister Chen Ziyan. You are both still young and energetic, so it's harmless to fight. This time it's Chen Ziyan's fault. She already knows she's wrong. Your boyfriend, the young master of the Fu family, has punished her. Moreover, the entire Chen family has suffered a lot because of this incident. However, your boyfriend still refuses to let her go and even keeps staring at the Chen family. Don't you think this is a bit of an exaggeration?"
Is Fu Zhen dealing with Chen Ziyan and the Chen family? Qiao Chu was a little surprised that she had never heard him say that. However, for hiring someone to kidnap and kill someone, Chen Ziyan deserves the punishment, right? If it wasn’t for Zero One this time, she would have been dead, okay? Besides, it shouldn’t be her biological mother who advises her, right? She looked at Qiao Li, who was sitting next to her with an impatient look on her face, and understood in her heart that it seemed that this was again for the sake of interests. The Chen family must have promised some benefits to the mother and daughter, so they came here to act as lobbyists.
She sneered and looked at Wu Yue sarcastically, "Ms. Wu, do you really think this is an exaggeration? I almost died this time, and you actually think this is just a fight?"
Wu Yue choked and said, "It was just an accident..."
"Accident? Ms. Wu, this is too much of an accident! Hiring a killer to kidnap me, shooting me with a gun, and hitting me in the heart, you actually said it was an accident? I was lucky to survive, not because Chen Ziyan showed mercy, she was planning to kill me from the beginning! And you actually came to plead for her?" Qiao Chu was shocked, "What kind of values are you talking about? Even if you don't have values, you should have a conscience, right? I am your biological daughter, even if you don't have the slightest affection for me, you should still think about our blood relationship, right? I just escaped death, and my wounds haven't healed yet. You, the mother who has been missing for so long, suddenly appeared, not to see me, but to plead for the enemy who caused me to be like this? You are too outrageous, aren't you?"
"I……"
Wu Yue was a little embarrassed by what she said, and was speechless for a moment. Qiao Li next to her suddenly stood up and shouted: "Qiao Chu, don't go too far!"
"I went too far? I finally understand why mom only took you away. You and your daughter are exactly the same. You will do anything for wealth and glory. Ms. Wu, thank you so much. It's all thanks to you for abandoning me. Otherwise, I might have become like this, and I might as well die." She looked at Qiao Li's angry expression, her eyes sharp, and said coldly: "Qiao Li, I hope you won't appear in front of me again in the future. Don't think that no one knows about the ugly things you did. I was injured this time, and you also contributed a lot. I haven't settled the score with you yet, but you came to me yourself!"
Qiao Li's face changed, and she stiffened her neck and said, "You are talking nonsense! Don't slander me!"
"Yes, Chuchu, you misunderstood Lili..."
Qiao Chu snorted coldly, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Qiao Li, you don't need to quibble anymore. Chen Ziyan has told me everything. The reason why I didn't expose you on the spot was just because I was concerned about Dad's feelings. After all, you are also his daughter, and I don't want to make him sad. But, I don't have a sister like you anymore, so don't jump around in front of me anymore. I hope you can take care of yourself in the future."
Bang--
As soon as Qiao Chu finished speaking, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open with great force. The three of them were startled and looked over. They saw Qiao Weimin's face was ashen. He stared at Wu Yue and Qiao Li, mother and daughter, in the ward and yelled, "Get out of here! Don't show up again to disturb us!"
He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get out now! Wu Yue, if you dare to show up again, don't blame me for being ruthless! Qiao Li, I don't have a daughter as vicious as you, you follow your hypocritical mother and get out now!"
None of them had ever seen the good-tempered Qiao Weimin get so angry. Wu Yue and Qiao Li, who were at the center of the storm, were frightened and turned pale. Wu Yue quickly stood up and pulled Qiao Li away. Qiao Li was still unwilling to accept it. She stood at the door, looking fierce but weak: "Qiao Chu! You are too heartless. You are my relative, yet you are so cruel to me!"
Qiao Chu looked at her face and listened to her screams. Suddenly, she felt a needle-like pain in her head. She screamed and covered her head. A few scattered images flashed quickly in her mind, but the images disappeared quickly and she had no time to grasp anything.
Qiao Weimin noticed her abnormality, waved his fist and drove the shameless mother and daughter away, then ran to Qiao Chu and asked nervously: "Chu Chu, are you okay? What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine."
The pain in her head was fleeting, just like the scene she hadn't had time to catch. Qiao Chu tried to recall it in frustration, but she couldn't figure it out. She always felt like she had forgotten something, and it was something very, very important...
——What is it?
In the quiet teahouse, Fu Zhen held a cup of tea in his hand, sipping it gently, calm and leisurely. However, Chen Ziang sitting opposite him was not as calm as him. He looked haggard and no longer as high-spirited as before. It was obvious that he had not been doing well recently.
"Fu Zhen, are you really going to do this so drastically?"
Fu Zhen's expression remained calm, but his eyes were extremely firm. "If you do something wrong, you must be punished."
"But, you are too cruel!" Thinking of his sister and the recent situation at home, Chen Ziang looked anxious, "Fu Zhen, Zi Yan did something wrong this time. We will definitely give you an explanation. I only ask you not to kill her."
Fu Zhen put down his teacup and laughed sarcastically, "Explanation? What explanation can you give me? At most, you will send Chen Ziyan abroad, but she will still enjoy wealth and glory? This is so insignificant, and you can call it an explanation?"
"But... do you really want her to go to jail? She's still so young, how can she suffer like this?"
Fu Zhen is worthy of being the next successor of the Fu family. He is swift and decisive. While accompanying Qiao Chu in the hospital, he remotely commands and sends Chen Ziyan to jail. In order to save her, the Chen family is constantly suppressed by Fu Zhen. Not only is the vitality of the Chen family seriously damaged, but Chen Ziyan is also not saved. Chen Zi'ang has been in a state of panic lately and has really run out of options, so he comes to Fu Zhen, hoping that he will show leniency based on their past friendship.
He looked at his old friend and begged, "Fu Zhen, please show mercy this time. Zi Yan did this just to get you. She just loves you too much and has gone the wrong way. If you forgive her this time, I promise that I will send her away and make sure she never appears in front of you and Qiao Chu again."
"Show mercy? Absolutely impossible! Is she little? She is the same age as Qiao Chu, but she already knows how to hire someone to kill someone, and the person she hurt is the one I love the most. If I show mercy to her, am I waiting for her to hurt Qiao Chu again? The thing I regret most in my life is that I didn't deal with her directly because of our past friendship, but let you take her away, which almost caused me to lose the love of my life. I won't make the same mistake again. She must be punished, and the Chen family...if you want to keep your family business, just retract your claws obediently, otherwise, I will chop it off anyway!"
Fu Zhen's tone was extremely firm and cold, leaving no room for any leeway.
The dragon has a reverse scale, whoever touches it will die!
Not only did he want to send Chen Ziyan to jail, he also wanted to make sure she would never get out of there and spend the rest of her time in prison. Moreover, he also wanted to ask someone to "take care" of her.
If she dares to hurt Qiao Chu, then she will live in hell for the rest of her life!
"You..." Chen Ziang looked at his expression and knew that there was no turning back. Thinking about Chen Ziyan's fate, his whole body was shaking, but he was powerless. All of a sudden, he felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body, and he collapsed in his seat.
After a long while, he finally recovered a little, and said with all his strength, "Fu Zhen, I know that Zi Yan has brought this upon herself... She has harmed others and herself, and her crime is indeed unforgivable. However, Li Li is innocent, can you please let her go?"
It turned out that while Fu Zhen was dealing with Chen Ziyan, he was also attacking Qiao Li.
"She knew nothing about this matter. It was just a coincidence that day. She just wanted to ask Qiao Chu out to discuss something, but she didn't expect Qiao Chu to get into trouble. It was a complete coincidence. Lili is innocent. Don't take your anger out on her."
"Whether she is innocent or not is up to me to judge. But, you don't really think your girlfriend is a simple and kind girl, do you?"
"What do you mean?"
Fu Zhen snorted coldly, "She is more scheming than you think, and she is also vicious and... shameless."
These adjectives are really unbearable when applied to girls. Chen Ziang showed anger on his face, "Fu Zhen, you have too deep a prejudice against Lili. She is not what you say!"
However, Fu Zhen's next words made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
"Your innocent girlfriend seduced me behind your back." Looking at Chen Ziang's instantly frozen face, Fu Zhen continued, "It was the last day of my trip to Nanjing. When I returned to the room, she took off all her clothes and waited for me on the hot pot bed. She shamelessly asked me to stay with her, saying that she liked me. The reason why I didn't expose her true face was entirely because of Qiao Chu. After all, they are sisters, and I was afraid of affecting her. You'd better open your eyes. This kind of girl is dirty from the inside out, and she has nothing to do with innocence."
After saying that, he wiped his hands, stood up and left. He still had to go back to accompany Qiao Chu and really didn't want to waste any more time here.
Chen Ziang sat alone in his seat for a long time, motionless. The huge sense of humiliation and the pain of betrayal washed over every cell in his body, especially his heart.
He did not question the truthfulness of Fu Zhen's words. He knew that Fu Zhen would never lie to him. He was so high and mighty that he simply disdained to lie. Besides, there was no need for him to lie. A person like him could get any girl he wanted. There were always girls vying for him. Qiao Li was indeed pretty, but she did not meet his picky eyes. Moreover, no matter how pretty she was, she was still far inferior to Qiao Chu.
So, the girl whom I have always loved and cherished turned out to be such a despicable person?
The successive blows left Chen Ziang exhausted and feeling dizzy. He was at a loss for a moment.
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